Oppenheimer’s Inopportune Opportunism | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

<p>Christopher Nolan’s <em>Oppenheimer</em> is the rarest of things: a summer blockbuster that is super-smart and repays close analysis. Two weeks ago, this podcast <a href="https://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/ttom-jewish-oppenheimer/" rel="nofollow">teamed up with<em> Jewish Currents</em></a> writers and editors Mari Cohen, David Klion, and Raphael Magarik to talk about the way the film portrays the 20^th century left.</p><p>But there is more to be said about the movie. Frequent Time of Monsters contributor, <a href="https://twitter.com/bellye66?lang=en" rel="nofollow">Doug Bell</a> had some bones to pick with the the film. In particular, he feels it slighted the way Oppenheimer compromised with the anti-communist witch-hunters who tried to destroy his career. Was Oppenheimer a martyr or an opportunist? To take up the movie and the longer history of anti-communist repression in the United States, Jeet Heer talks with Doug Bell about the movie and the reality it sometimes fails to do justice.</p><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>